Chapter 342: Retreat, Snatching Food from a Tiger's Mouth

Among the human race, there are thousands of Universe Venerables, yet the number of Universe Lords is fewer than twenty.

And in the vast universe, the ratio of Universe Venerables to Universe Lords within the human race is already very high.

This means that for a Universe Venerable to cross into the Universe Lord level is extremely difficult.

Whether it is the Path of the Beast God or the Path of Space-Time, it is the same!

Especially the Path of the Beast God; in the early stages of the Universe Venerable realm, guided by the inheritance, progress might be somewhat faster.

But at the final bottleneck, whether fully comprehending the Path of the Beast God or realizing the most difficult Beast God's Heart, it is an incomparably difficult matter.

Although the Seventh Layer of the Path of the Beast God has traces to follow, even crossing into it is extremely difficult, let alone fully comprehending it;

As for the Beast God's Heart, it is even more ethereal and intangible, with absolutely no traces to follow. Sometimes one breaks through naturally, but at other times, one can never realize it.

In the long years of the past, besides focusing on comprehending the Path of the Beast God, Lu Qingshan has also been constantly trying to realize the Beast God's Heart.

He has even communicated with inheritors of the Beast God who realized the Beast God's Heart, and even with Universe Lords within the Zushen Sect, yet he has never been able to gain any realization.

But now, after fighting a battle with the Four-Prism Venerable who realized the Beast God's Heart, he suddenly gained a realization, and finally seized the opportunity to realize the true Beast God's Heart.

Of course, realizing the Beast God's Heart does not guarantee crossing into the Universe Lord realm, after all, comprehending the complete Path of the Beast God is equally an extremely difficult matter.

Just like this Four-Prism Venerable; after realizing the Beast God's Heart, he has never comprehended the complete Path of the Beast God, and thus crossed into the Universe Lord realm.

However, with the help of the Dao-Realization Boost function within the Chat Group, Lu Qingshan has absolutely no need to worry about this.

"Four-Prism Venerable, this time I truly thank you!"

Coming to his senses, Lu Qingshan quickly looked at the Four-Prism Venerable who was still attacking him, and thought silently in his heart.

If the opponent had not fought him to the death like this, it would absolutely have been an impossible matter for him to seize the opportunity to fully comprehend the Path of the Beast God.

To repay the opponent, Lu Qingshan also quickly increased his attack frequency.

To be honest, although realizing the Beast God's Heart does not increase one's strength, using secret techniques becomes much more effortless.

Previously, Lu Qingshan, holding the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword, was clearly not much different in strength from the Four-Prism Venerable, yet in the battle he was slightly at a disadvantage.

But now, he can truly achieve a stalemate.

Thus, Lu Qingshan and the Four-Prism Venerable, both possessing terrifying reserves of Divine Power, fought continuously, and in the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.

"What avatar did the Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable actually nurture?"

Seeing that he could not kill Lu Qingshan for a long time, the Four-Prism Venerable was now extremely shocked in his heart: "After fighting for so long, my 'Mountain' avatar has already lost ten percent of its Divine Body, yet this Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable can still withstand it?"

It must be known that the Mountain avatar is an avatar the Four-Prism Venerable nurtured during the Star Level; although its Life Gene level is relatively ordinary, its Divine Body is extremely massive, with a diameter of fully over one hundred thousand kilometers.

Now, the Mountain avatar he brought along for this journey to the Green Light Palace has already consumed ten percent of its Divine Body, yet Lu Qingshan still shows not a shred of panic.

"Enough!"

Seeing that he could not kill Lu Qingshan for a long time, the Four-Prism Venerable finally changed his mind: "Better to snatch the three supreme treasures of this layer into my hands first, and then talk about other matters!"

Thinking of this, the Four-Prism Venerable's attention immediately shifted to the three supreme treasures in the core area of the central square.

Whoosh!

Using the recoil force from clashing with Lu Qingshan again, the Four-Prism Venerable immediately used a movement technique to fly rapidly toward those three supreme treasures.

"Hmm?"

Noticing the Four-Prism Venerable's movement, Lu Qingshan immediately understood the opponent's thoughts, then used a movement technique to chase after him, and continued to swing the Lone Goose Reflecting Sword in his hand to attack the opponent.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Four-Prism Venerable originally intended to use his massive Divine Body to hardily withstand Lu Qingshan's few attacks, and then go snatch the supreme treasures.

But Lu Qingshan's instantaneous burst speed was simply too fast; even as he used the recoil force to rush toward the center of the square, Lu Qingshan could still quickly follow and stop him.

Of course, for Lu Qingshan to rely on speed to snatch the treasures is also a very difficult matter, after all, his strength and the Four-Prism Venerable's strength do not differ much.

"Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable!"

After continuing to fight Lu Qingshan for more than an hour, the Four-Prism Venerable, whose nature is violent and bloodthirsty, finally calmed down completely: "If you let me have all three treasures of this layer, I can let you smoothly enter the next layer!"

"Four-Prism Venerable, has your brain broken?"

After hearing the Four-Prism Venerable's telepathic transmission, Lu Qingshan quickly sneered: "There are three High-Grade Supreme Treasures here, and the next layer might even produce a Universe Lord!"

"Why don't you let me have all three of these supreme treasures, and then I can let you enter the next layer!"

"Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable, do not push me too far!" the Four-Prism Venerable roared immediately.

"Hmph!"

Lu Qingshan also stopped his attack at this moment, then snorted coldly and said: "Four-Prism Venerable, the one who started the fight first was you! Now you actually say I am pushing people too far; so what if I push you?"

"You..." After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the Four-Prism Venerable's heart also surged with anger.

However, he did not choose to fight again, after all, Lu Qingshan now counts as a supreme existence of the same level as him.

After thinking for a moment, the Four-Prism Venerable, knowing he could not bypass Lu Qingshan to seize the treasures, quickly spoke: "Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable, then what do you say we do?"

"Four-Prism Venerable!"

Lu Qingshan immediately said: "Since neither of us can bypass the other to snatch the treasures, then you let me have two of the supreme treasures, and you take the other one; after this, I will not stop you from entering the next layer!"

"Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable, do you think I am a fool?" the Four-Prism Venerable roared immediately.

It must be known that according to the rules within the Green Light Palace, the supreme treasure of the next layer should be the most precious one, the Green Light Divine Sword; at that time, a Universe Lord will definitely appear.

If the Four-Prism Venerable enters, let alone obtaining a supreme treasure, there might even be a risk of falling.

Although he still possesses other avatars, if this main combat avatar truly falls, then whether it is the vast reserves of Divine Power or the many supreme treasures carried on his person, it would be a huge loss.

Thus, while Lu Qingshan and the Four-Prism Venerable were in a stalemate with each other, they were also constantly negotiating and compromising.

Finally, after Lu Qingshan and the Four-Prism Venerable reached a mutual agreement, the Four-Prism Venerable obtained two supreme treasures, and then took out three ordinary supreme treasures from his person to give to Lu Qingshan;

while Lu Qingshan obtained one supreme treasure, and the qualification to enter the next layer.

For Lu Qingshan, who possesses the Chaos Return Ruin Tower, even if he encounters some Universe Lords after entering the next layer, he has the ability to preserve his life, so he was not overly worried.

Moreover, if the situation in the next layer is special, relying on his many methods, he might even be able to obtain some treasures.

After Lu Qingshan and the Four-Prism Venerable took the supreme treasures from the center of the square, a vortex channel leading to the space of the next layer quickly appeared on the spot.

"Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, good luck!"

Because of the prior agreement, Si Leng Zifeng Zunzhe did not continue to stop Lu Qingshan.

Moreover, in Si Leng Zifeng Zunzhe's eyes, the next layer of space absolutely contained an existence of the Universe Master level; entering it, Lu Qingshan might suffer a great loss.

"Si Leng Zifeng Zunzhe, see you again when there is a chance!"

After leaving those words, Lu Qingshan quickly stepped into the vortex passage leading to the next layer.

After stepping into the vortex passage, Lu Qingshan soon appeared in a green world that was much the same as before, yet even more vast.

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan stepped into the teleportation passage leading to the fourth layer of the Green Light Hall, he soon arrived in a green world much the same as before.

And on the huge square in the center of this vast green world, there was merely placed a single green long sword emitting endless cold light.

This long sword looked extremely ancient, while also emitting astonishing pressure, appearing even stronger than the Gu Hong Zhao Ying Sword in Lu Qingshan's hand.

However, the Gu Hong Zhao Ying Sword had already been acknowledged as master by Lu Qingshan; its aura was restrained, and unless fighting, it was difficult to feel its power.

"This should be the last treasure within this Green Light Hall, the Green Light Divine Sword!" Looking at the green long sword ahead, Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "I do not know what opponent I will meet on this layer; if there is no Universe Master, I might try to fight for this treasure!"

While various thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's heart, the green light curtain blocking in front of his body soon dissipated.

After all, he had fought Si Leng Zifeng Zunzhe for several hours on the previous layer; other experts qualified to enter this layer must have arrived long ago.

After the light curtain dissipated, Lu Qingshan immediately noticed two other figures towering like mountains, simultaneously emitting extremely terrifying auras.

"Universe Master?" Lu Qingshan was startled in his heart.

Of these two figures, one stood over a thousand kilometers tall, wearing a light blue long robe with a cold face, naturally emitting extremely cold chill from his body; this was precisely the Xue Tian Princess of the Crystal Race Alliance;

the other was a terrifying strange beast over two thousand kilometers long, with wings like a canopy covered in black feathers; this was precisely the Hei Yu Zhuzhu of the Northern Frontier Alliance.

"It is the Hei Yu Zhuzhu of the Northern Frontier Alliance and the Xue Tian Princess of the Crystal Race Alliance!"

After recognizing the identities of these two Universe Masters, Lu Qingshan's heart calmed down slightly.

It must be known that Lu Qingshan's current strength could generally compare to some Universe Masters who had just broken through; such Universe Masters generally possessed first-tier combat power.

However, most first-tier Universe Masters would not appear in the universe; after all, their life gene levels were mostly only one hundred times that of ordinary life in the universe, and even their combat secret arts, body-protecting treasures, and so on were very ordinary.

Under normal circumstances, such Universe Masters who had just broken through would cultivate in seclusion for a period, at least creating a Universe Master Ultimate Secret Art, before beginning to roam the universe.

Such Universe Masters after seclusion could generally raise their own life gene levels to over a thousand times; if they also possessed a good treasure to protect their bodies, they could be called second-tier Universe Masters.

The strength of this Hei Yu Zhuzhu and Xue Tian Princess was considered relatively ordinary among Universe Masters, roughly possessing only second-tier combat power.

Moreover, they came from powerful races; all resources needed to be fought for and seized by themselves!

Although they had joined super powers like the Northern Frontier Alliance and the Crystal Race Alliance, they were not qualified to receive any bestowals, so they could not possibly have overly precious treasures to protect their bodies; naturally, they could not do anything to Lu Qingshan, who possessed a high-level Palace-class treasure.

"Hei Yu Zhuzhu!"

Xue Tian Princess paid no attention to Lu Qingshan at all, but looked directly at the Hei Yu Zhuzhu not far away and said: "I did not encounter that scoundrel Hei Wu; it seems he fell into your hands!"

"Hmph!"

After hearing Xue Tian Princess's words, the Hei Yu Zhuzhu quickly said coldly: "That scoundrel Hei Wu still wanted to contend with me for the chance to enter this layer; he was truly too overconfident!"

"And you, you are not my opponent at all; do not bring shame upon yourself!"

While saying these words, the Hei Yu Zhuzhu similarly paid no attention to Lu Qingshan not far away.

After all, in his and Xue Tian Princess's eyes, Lu Qingshan was merely a small Universe Overlord; to them, he could be crushed with a casual hand. The fact that the two of them did not seek trouble with Lu Qingshan was already quite good; how could they care?

And facing the disregard of the Hei Yu Zhuzhu and Xue Tian Princess, Lu Qingshan's heart also had no ripples.

After all, the strong devouring the weak was the rule of this universe; having roamed the universe for countless years, he had long completely understood it.

Moreover, with the help of the Chat Group and the Dao-Elder Gan Wu Enhancement function, his future achievements would surely far surpass those of the Hei Yu Zhuzhu and Xue Tian Princess; how could he care about their opinions?

Furthermore, the situation was not yet settled; the Green Light Divine Sword had not fallen into anyone's hands, so he still had a chance.

"Hei Yu Zhuzhu, your words are too excessive!"

After hearing the Hei Yu Zhuzhu's words, Xue Tian Princess immediately said coldly: "If you want to snatch the treasure before me, then let us see if you have the ability!"

As soon as the words fell, Xue Tian Princess immediately attacked the Hei Yu Zhuzhu.

"Hahaha, come on!"

The Hei Yu Zhuzhu laughed loudly, then similarly rushed forward to meet him.

Actually, Xue Tian Princess and the Hei Yu Zhuzhu had similar strength; it was difficult for either to do anything to the other.

This time they met; the best solution was to negotiate a settlement.

However, a top-tier treasure was still very precious; even if they wanted to negotiate a settlement, before that they had to fight a battle to determine who held the initiative during the negotiations.

"Seeking death!" The Hei Yu Zhuzhu immediately roared in anger.

Afterwards...

Boom!

In this vast space, a strange fluctuation instantly appeared; after Lu Qingshan was bound by this strange fluctuation, it was as if he had been grasped by an invisible giant hand.

Even with a high-level treasure armor protecting his body, Lu Qingshan's divine power was constantly being depleted.

This was the ability of a Universe Master to control a region of space-time; even though Lu Qingshan was not deliberately targeted by the Hei Yu Zhuzhu, he still suffered some influence.

Of course, Lu Qingshan's divine power depletion speed was relatively slow; even without any divine power supply, he could sustain himself for a very long time.

After all, he was already among the very top of Universe Overlords; if a Universe Master merely displayed the ability to control a region of space-time, it would be difficult to do anything to him.

"Hmph!"

Xue Tian Princess merely snorted coldly, then a similarly terrifying fluctuation instantly descended, simultaneously covering the entire green world: "Hei Yu Zhuzhu, speak no more nonsense; if you want to fight, then fight!"

Boom-boom-boom!

Lu Qingshan only felt the entire green space tremble slightly; obviously, Xue Tian Princess and the Hei Yu Zhuzhu were contending for control of this region of space-time.

Although the two of them did not deliberately attack Lu Qingshan, neither held back, so some power still descended upon Lu Qingshan.

Fortunately, Lu Qingshan's strength at this moment was already extremely powerful; for the time being, there was no need to hide inside the Chaos Return Tower.

Soon, Xue Tian Princess and the Hei Yu Zhuzhu began fighting together.

The battle between the two Lords of the Universe truly shook heaven and shattered earth.

Even their casual attacks far surpassed the power of Lu Qingshan's full-force strikes.

Thus, Lu Qingshan watched silently as the Snow Tiangong Lord and the Black Feather Lord clashed.

When the Snow Tiangong Lord and the Black Feather Lord once again unleashed their ultimate techniques and collided…

"Now!"

Lu Qingshan stirred his will, and his divine body instantly burned furiously.

Then, boundless divine power surged wildly into his personal realm artifact, the Ultimate Void Disc, and his auxiliary flight artifact, the Floating Light Shadow Boots.

Whoosh!

Under the dual enhancement of the Ultimate Void Disc's realm and the Floating Light Shadow Boots, Lu Qingshan's speed instantly surged to the speed of light, then shot toward the green-glowing divine sword at the center of the plaza.

"How bold!"

"You seek death!"

As Lu Qingshan moved, the Black Feather Lord and the Snow Tiangong Lord noticed his action and instantly flew into furious rage.

Boom! Boom!

The Black Feather Lord and the Snow Tiangong Lord simultaneously seized control of their respective spacetimes and pressed down upon Lu Qingshan.

Lu Qingshan, while in flight, immediately felt immense pressure descend upon him—but the Black Feather Lord and the Snow Tiangong Lord were still far away; their control over localized spacetime could at most slightly impede his speed.

"Yinming Slash!"

Lu Qingshan swung the Lone Wild Goose Reflection Sword in a fierce slash, instantly cleaving through the layers of space before him—and naturally breaking the constraints of their spacetime control.

Hoo!

Lu Qingshan's speed was extreme, and since he had already been close to the green-glowing divine sword, he arrived before it in an instant.

Hum!

A thread of divine power seeped into it; Lu Qingshan quickly completed the master-binding, then casually stowed the green-glowing divine sword into the world ring he carried.

(End of Chapter)